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University of Chicago students, staff and faculty union members demanded that the school stop "sitting on [its] hands" and take a stance against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the city during a press conference on Friday.

Representatives from five school unions spoke out against the university's alleged "inaction" regarding Operation Midway Blitz , the Trump administration's immigration enforcement initiative targeting illegal immigrants with criminal records in Chicago.

The operation drew intense backlash from some local residents, including University of Chicago assistant professor Eman Abdelhadi, who was arrested last month on felony charges at an anti-ICE rally.

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CONDEMNS

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